Sixth-grade students in a New York City borough were reportedly assigned to read a book that touched on masturbation until angered parents got the title removed from the summer reading list. …read more
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Tag Archives: NYC
Peter Flanigan, Nixon administration official from NYC who oversaw economic issues, dies at 90
A New York City native who served as an adviser to President Richard Nixon on economic issues has died. …read more
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How Karlie Kloss Plans to Celebrate Her 21st Birthday
How Karlie Kloss Plans to Celebrate Her 21st Birthday It’s Karlie Kloss’s 21st birthday this weekend, and she’s celebrating with none other than a cookie cake – straight from NYC favorite Momofuku Milk Bar – and a frozen margarita “with a little umbrella.” The supermodel sat down with Lucky to chat birthday celebrations, Summer wardrobes, and her recent shoe purchase. Click to read more.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at fashionologie
'Dueling Dinos' found in Montana to be sold in NYC
Two fossilized dinosaur skeletons found on a Montana ranch in 2006 are coming up for sale in New York City. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Phys.org
Report: Mercedes leads in US luxury car thefts
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Mercedes-Benz makes some fine automobiles. The Silver Arrow’d cars are so good, apparently, that thieves can’t help but try to steal them. The German brand is at the top of the charts for luxury car thefts in the US, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, with New York City leading the way. (And those New Yorkers complain about Detroit being bad!)
The C-Class was the most stolen model, with 485 ganked between 2009 and 2012 in NYC alone, while the E-Class and S-Class (which also boasted the worst recovery rate, at 59 percent) both finished in the top ten. Following the C-Class was the BMW 3 Series and Infiniti G. Not surprisingly, each of these were the most common models in their respective lineups. Los Angeles and Miami are also prime hotspots for luxury car thefts, according to the Detroit News report.
While getting your car stolen is pretty awful, there was one inspiring statistic compiled by the NICB – the average recovery rate across the board was 84 percent, with the Cadillac CTS getting recovered 91 percent of the time.
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Appeals court rules against NYC soda ban
Another court ruling has taken the fizz out of New York City’s ban on big, sugary sodas.
Furniture arrangement/decor ideas for small rental room~
By Jiaying Gan
So I’m renting a small room in NYC~ and it’ll be great if you friendly people here on DIY would share some ideas on how you would decorate/arrange the room:
I will need to fit a
1. Queen Size White Hemnes: HEMNES Bed frame – Full – IKEA
2. Pax Wardrobe with 3 doors: PAX Wardrobe with 3 doors – Bergsbo frosted glass/white, white, 58 7/8×14 3/4×93 1/8 ” – IKEA
3. I have two table lamps and two side tables
4. A desk and chair (Haven’t got them yet)
So… 😮
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NYC jury hears closing arguments in sex offenders' suit against ex-Gov. Pataki
A New York City jury is being asked to find former Gov. George Pataki and other state officials liable for allegedly abusing the rights of convicted sex offenders. …read more
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NYC fights to keep dogs on leashes in park
NEW YORK, July 28 (UPI) — New York officials are fighting to reinstate a $100 violation fee that was issued to a man after he walked his dog without a leash in Battery Park. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at UPI Odd News
Former Goldman Sachs trader testifies at NYC civil trial he wasn't trying to mislead investors
A former Goldman Sachs trader has told a New York jury in a civil case stemming from the mortgage market meltdown that he didn’t try to mislead anyone in a transaction that cost investors more than $1 billion. …read more
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Personal data briefly exposed at NYC bike share
(AP)—Operators of New York City’s bike-sharing program say a software glitch accidentally revealed personal and financial information of more than 1,000 of its account holders. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Phys.org
Pressure mounts on Anthony Weiner to quit NYC mayoral race after sexting scandal
Anthony Weiner resisted calls to withdraw from the New York City mayoral race Tuesday after finding himself caught in another sexting scandal similar to the one that ended his congressional career two years ago.
Son imprisoned in defrauding of NYC philanthropist Astor is deemed eligible for medical parole
The son of the late New York City philanthropist Brooke Astor, who was convicted of defrauding her, has been classified as eligible for medical parole because of his frail health, according to the Department of Correction. …read more
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A-Rod has strained thigh; MRI slated in NYC
By Ian Begley Left quad tightness forced Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup for his rehab game Sunday with Triple-A Scranton, putting his plans to rejoin the New York Yankees on Monday in flux. …read more
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Wives of Spitzer, Weiner scrutinized in NYC races
Two New York City political wives, forever linked by their husbands’ humiliating scandals, are taking very different roles in their spouses’ improbable political comebacks.
Report: Amanda Bynes kicked out of Ritz-Carlton in NYC
NEW YORK, July 19 (UPI) — Troubled actress Amanda Bynes was asked to leave a Ritz-Carlton hotel in New York City because she was so rude to the staff, TMZ reported. …read more
Wouldn't You Like to be Classmates With David Gandy?
- David Gandy is going back to school (sort of) – Vogue UK
- 10 vital lessons from a legendary personal shopper – BuzzFeed
- Your vocab word of the day: slowear – Telegraph
- The designer who nabbed the most covers this season – Fashionista
- The latest on Kanye West’s eponymous fashion line – The Cut
- Here’s how to be on The Face if you’re in NYC this weekend – The Fashion Spot
- Rick Owens debuted a pop-up store in SoHo – NYTimes
- Why now is a hot time in the business of fashion – BoF
- Suzy Menkes’s love affair with fashion – AnotherMag
Source: FULL ARTICLE at fashionologie
Forget Sandy. Telx still likes NYC for its latest data center
Manhattan is one of the best locations in the U.S. for data center network connectivity, but it is also an increasingly risky location because of flooding. That didn’t stop Telx from opening a third facility there. …read more
Sugar Substitute in Tea: Fruit Flavoring
By Regina Schrambling I know I’m on the record as being no fan of processed crap, but I’m not a purist when it comes to iced tea. If manufacturers want to add a little fruit flavoring, I’ll take it over sweeteners. And this is my latest addiction, made with 1 percent each peach and passion fruit flavoring. Endless glasses are getting me through this miserable week of NYC feeling hotter than a pizza oven. Ahmad Tea, which is cheap at about $2.99, is almost worth buying for the box alone: The ingredient list is in at least a dozen languages. Talk about universal appeal. My usual tea is Earl Grey, and of course that’s flavored, too, but with respectable bergamot. What’s funny is that we once took a wine course that taught us never to say sweet in describing what we were drinking or looking to buy. “Fruity” was the proper word. Now I see stores are giving over whole aisles to “sweet” wines. I only add lime juice to my tea, so it will always qualify as fruity.
Source: Epicurious
Pea Evolution
By Regina Schrambling I’m spending this summer (partly) thinking about how much the food world has changed since I went off to restaurant school 30 years ago. And it has changed in more ways you can ever imagine. For today the subject is snow peas. Back in 1983 they were rather effete. My going-away gift from the NYTimes national desk was Martha Stewart’s revolutionary Entertaining, which featured the uptown legumes split open and stuffed with cream cheese or something only a catering cast of thousands could be bothered with. Over the decades I’ve watched them devolve into limp and wan specimens available year-round but never worth eating. And here we are in 2013, with snow peas in farmers’ markets (at least NYC’s) looking as if they’ve been hanging out at the gym the last decade or so. These meaty guys are from Bialas Farms. With luck, they may be coming soon to an outlet near you. They could actually make you understand why snow peas took off to begin with, in a world where it was impossible to find regular fresh peas with sweetness and tenderness, and where sugar snaps were yet to be mass-marketed. In 1983, after all, arugula was a very strange green.
Source: Epicurious